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participants - The Performance Theatre
The Performance Theatre 2013 | 14–15 June | Istanbul, Turkey PARTICIPANTS ERDAL AKSOY Chairman, Turcas Petrol Erdal Aksoy has been the Chairman of Turcas Petrol and its controlled subsidiaries since 1996. He is also the Founding Chairman of Aksoy Holding, Aksoy Real Estate, Enak Trading and Conrad Istanbul Hotel as well as a Board Member of Shell & Turcas Petrol and Vice Chairman of RWE & Turcas Power Generation. Mr Aksoy is a member of the Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (TÜSİAD) and the Advisory Board of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) as well as former Chairman of the Turkish Shipowners Employers Association. PEKKA ALA-PIETILÄ Chairman of the Board, Solidium Pekka Ala-Pietilä is currently the Chairman of the Board of Solidium, the national investment company of the State of Finland, as well as Huhtamaki, a global packaging company. He also serves as a member of the Supervisory Board of SAP and is a member of the Board of Directors of Pöyry. Mr Ala-Pietilä co-founded mobile media company Blyk and spent over 20 years at Nokia, most recently as President of Nokia Corporation (1999–2005) and prior to that as President of Nokia Mobile Phones (1992–1998). SELVAGGIA ALAZRAKI Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 1 MONICA ALFONSO, President, MoMo Consulting Monica Alfonso is the President of Miami-based MoMo Consulting, a boutique public relations and marketing firm specialising in the introduction of small businesses and startups into the Latin American marketplace. As a project manager for the Nobel Charitable Trust, Ms Alfonso has managed the implementation of key health and renewable energy initiatives throughout Southeast Asia and the United States. She has degrees in political science, specialising in foreign policy relations, and journalism from Florida International University. KIMMO ALKIO President and Chief Executive Officer, Tieto Corporation Kimmo Alkio took on his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tieto Corporation in November, 2011. During his 25-year career in IT, software and telecommunications industries, he has held senior management positions for Operator, Enterprise and Distributionbased businesses. Mr Alkio holds a BBA degree from Texas A&M University and an Executive MBA degree from Helsinki University of Technology. ULLA ALKIO Ulla Alkio was born in Juuka, Eastern Finland in 1962. She graduated from the Institute of Hotel and Restaurant Management in Kuopio and then went on to pursue a career with Finnair as a flight attendant. In her free time Ulla enjoys reading, photography and being with her family. 2 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants MARCO ALVERÀ Chief Executive Officer, Head of eni Trading & Shipping S.p.A. Marco Alverà became Head eni Midstream in 2013. Since joining eni in 2005, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of eni Trading & Shipping; Senior Executive Vice President of eni Trading; Executive Vice President for Russia, North Europe and Americas for eni’s Exploration & Production Division; and Director of Supply & Portfolio Development at eni’s Gas & Power Division. He started his career at Goldman Sachs in London. MOSTAFA MOHHAMAD ARAGHI Aligned with a Western academic career, deep erudition in Islamic thoughts has built in Mostafa Mohhamad Araghi a good base for a bi-dimensional personality familiar with two diverse civilizations, paving the way towards a professional critic in a comparable sphere. İBRAHIM SAID ARINÇ Deputy Director General, BOTAŞ İbrahim Said Arınç has been Deputy Director General of BOTAŞ since October 2012. Prior to this, between 2004–2008, he worked as Energy Expert in BOTAŞ. He served as the Assistant to Mr Ahmet Davutoğlu, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister in 2006–2008. Mr Arınç was the Energy advisor to Turkish President and served in Turkish Presidency in 2008–2012. İbrahim Said Arınç has a bachelor’s degree in political science and public administration, and a master’s degree in international relations from the Bilkent University. He is currently completing his PhD thesis titled “Natural Gas Geopolitics of Turkey” at the University of Durham, England. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 3 JUDY ARTECHE-CARR Chairman, Society for Information Management (SIM), New York and Chief Executive Officer, Arteche Global Group Judy Arteche-Carr is a strategic advisor on business strategies, global sourcing and emerging technologies and has worked with management teams at Salomon Brothers (Citigroup), JP Morgan (JPMC), Electronic Data Systems (HP) and Unisys. An adjunct professor at Fordham University, Ms Arteche-Carr was named one of the 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business in 2011 and one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States in 2009. ALEX ATZBERGER Senior Vice President, Head of Fast Growth Markets and China Growth Plan, SAP Alex Atzberger leads the orchestration of all investments and overall strategy to grow SAP’s business in fast-growing countries such as China, the Middle East and Russia. In 2013, Mr Atzberger was selected as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and lives with his wife in Shanghai. HALA AUDI Head of Rail and Major Projects, Public Spending Group, UK Treasury Hala Audi is a senior adviser in the UK Treasury, leading on public spending issues related to rail infrastructure and operations. Previously she worked in the international arbitration practice of Skadden Arps, with assignments in New York, Paris and London. She has a LLM from Columbia University and a MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. 4 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants MEREL BAKKER Writer and Mindfulness Coach Merel Bakker is a writer and mindfulness coach. With her children’s books she aims to develop joy, gratitude, generosity, compassion and self-confidence in children’s lives, and with her blogs in the Huffington Post she seeks to make a connection between sustainability and behavior change. LUIGI BARBERIS Chief Representative in Turkey, Eni Irtibat Burosu Luigi Barberis has been the Chief Representative of the eni Corporate Liaison Office in Turkey since 2009. He is also Managing Director of the Turkish joint venture TAPCO, which is building the SamsunCeyhan oil pipeline. He started his working career in 1984 in Vienna and was later assigned to Bucharest, Milan, Moscow, Sofia, Bombay and Athens. Mr Barberis studied political science in Milan and currently lives in Istanbul. MARIA DI GIULIO BARBERIS Maria Di Giulio has been working as a business development consultant for medium Italian companies in Greece and Turkey. Prior to this, she served as General Manager for the Astaldo Group of companies (Power Generation) in the then Soviet Union, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (1989–1999). Ms Di Giulio is the author of articles and books on Russian theater and has a degree in foreign languages. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 5 MALU VIANA BATISTA Founder and Executive Director, TAL Malu Viana Batista has been working in the audiovisual field since 1995. She is the Founder and Executive Director of TAL, a nonprofit organisation that has been developing non-commercial cultural partnerships between public and cultural TV channels in all 21 countries of Latin America for the past 10 years. Its mission is to promote cross-cultural understanding, facilitate the exchange of audiovisual content and strengthen the work of public service broadcasters. MARY BENTHAM Artist Mary Bentham, a graduate of the Dutch Royal Academy of Art, has a particular interest working in stone-carving and photography. As an advocate for the development of young people, Ms Bentham is senior youth group leader at the church of St John and St Philip, The Hague. ENIS BERBEROGLU Editor-in-Chief, Hurriyet Enis Berberoglu has worked as a reporter and columnist in Istanbul and Ankara for the Dunya, Hurriyet, Cumhuriyet, Gune and Radikal newspapers as well as for the CNN Turk channel. He was Hurriyet’s representative in Bonn and also worked as a war reporter in Baghdad. Before being appointed Editor-in-Chief for Hurriyet in 2010, Mr Berberoglu was a columnist and the Ankara Bureau Chief. He is also the author of three books. 6 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants MAITREYI BERY After an initial career in the travel industry, Maitreyi Bery has devoted her time to school volunteer work, particularly in school libraries. She has a background in modern European languages and, having recently moved to the Netherlands, her current agenda is to learn to speak Dutch. SUMAN K. BERY Chief Economist, Shell International B.V. Suman K. Bery is currently Chief Economist for Shell International based in The Hague, Netherlands. He has also served as a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India and the National Statistical Commission; as Director-General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER ); and as an advisor to the Governor and Deputy Governors of the Reserve Bank of India. Mr Bery, a respected media commentator, has also enjoyed a distinguished career at the World Bank. ALLAN BLOCK Chairman of the Board, Block Communications, Inc. Before being appointed Chairman in 2004, Allan Block held several management positions within Block Communications and remains the Director/Chairman of various subsidiaries. These companies span the cable, newspaper publishing, broadcast and telecom industries. Mr. Block serves on the board of directors of the American Cable Association, C-SPAN and the Toledo Museum of Art. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 7 SUSAN ALLAN BLOCK After 20 years in corporate America, Susan Allan Block pursued a career in pastry and culinary arts and has earned professional certificates from the French Culinary Institute, École GrégoireFerrandi and École Ritz Escoffier. Ms Block sits on the Board of Trustees for the Toledo Zoo, Toledo Children’s Hospital Foundation, as well as the YMCA and JCC of Greater Toledo, Ohio. TRISHA DE BORCHGRAVE Artist and Writer Trisha de Borchgrave is an artist and writer. She is affiliated with the Lucy B Campbell Gallery and her work can be seen extensively at www.trishadeborchgrave.com. Ms de Borchgrave is currently working on a lifestyle notebook for a European publishing house and her next exhibition will be at Rialto Living in Palma, Mallorca in September 2013. SELORM BRANTTIE Country Strategist, mPedigree Network Selorm Branttie is the Country Strategist for mPedigree Network, an m-health innovator currently operational in five African countries combating counterfeit medicines using simple ubiquitous technologies like mobile phones. He is an adjunct lecturer at the Regent University of Science and Technology, Accra, Ghana as well as Communications Director at IMANI Center for Policy and Education. Mr Branttie consults on technology development and deployment with agencies like the UNDP and UNIC as well as in the Ghanaian private sector. 8 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants HARRY BREKELMANS Executive Vice President, Upstream Operated, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V. Before becoming Executive Vice President Upstream Operated, Harry Brekelmans served as Shell’s Executive Vice President of Russia and the Caspian Region. He joined the group as a graduate and has spent 20 years covering a variety of roles, first in Exploration and Production R&D, followed by assignments in Egypt and the UK in areas such as geosciences, subsurface operations, development planning and coordination, and organisational change management. PETRA BREKELMANS Petra Brekelmans is Chairwoman of the Hungry Mind Foundation in The Hague, The Netherlands. The organisation (www.thehungrymind.nl) aims to bring people from different backgrounds, ages and nationalities together to inspire each other and improve social cohesion between communities. Petra and Harry and their son and daughter enjoy traveling and sports, particularly tennis, as well as hiking in the great outdoors. DR CAROLINE BUCKEE Professor, Harvard University Dr Caroline Buckee is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health. Her work focuses on elucidating the mechanisms driving the dynamics and evolution of the malaria parasite and other genetically diverse pathogens, using a range of mathematical approaches in combination with field, genomic, environmental and mobile phone data. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 9 KATHERINE BUCKNELL Writer and literary scholar Katherine Bucknell has degrees from Princeton, Oxford and Columbia Universities and has published four novels, Canarino, Leninsky Prospekt, What You Will, and +1. She is the editor of W.H. Auden’s Juvenilia: Poems 1922–1928 and four volumes of diaries by Christopher Isherwood. She is co-editor of Auden Studies, a founder of The W.H. Auden Society, and director of the Christopher Isherwood Foundation. RUTH CAIRNIE Executive Vice President, Strategy and Planning, Royal Dutch Shell plc Ruth Cairnie is responsible for the development of global group strategy for all of Shell. She has also served as Vice President for Group Strategy and was responsible for Shell’s global commercial fuels business. Prior to that, she worked in a wide range of areas for Shell, including research, oil markets analysis, B2B businesses, strategy, supply chain, and mergers and acquisitions. MARGARETA CARLQUIST Owner, Staken & Veken Born in Norrköping, Sweden, Margareta Carlquist grew up in a family where music was central to daily life. She graduated from Lund University with degrees in information science and art history. With her family, Ms Carlquist lived for 18 years abroad – in Geneva, Zurich, Connecticut and London. She is currently the owner of an interior design shop and is active in the Concert House Choir. 10 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants STEPHAN CARLQUIST Executive Vice President, Xyntéo Stephan Carlquist became a board member of Xyntéo in 2001. Mr Carlquist, who has 25 years of change management experience from multinational companies, has previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Electrolux IT Solutions and has played a central role in establishing ABB Financial Services, representing the company in the Americas. MICHAEL D. CARR Senior Vice President, UBS Financial Services Inc. Michael Carr is currently a Senior Vice President at UBS. He heads The Carr Wealth Management Group in New York City, managing portfolios for families and pensions. Previously, he was a First Vice President with Morgan Stanley and spent 10 years with Cigna Financial Advisors. Mr Carr is a member of The Society of Financial Service Professionals and is also a member of The Directors Council at UBS. IPEK CEM TAHA Director, Columbia Global Centers, Turkey Ipek Cem Taha is a Turkish entrepreneur, journalist and an active member of several local and international non-profit organisations. Since 2011, she has served as the Director and a founder of Columbia Global Centers in Turkey, which builds collaborative programmes and projects that link Columbia University to Turkey, and the Turkish Center to the seven other Global Centers worldwide. After working for Deutsche bank in New York and later Netwise Communications in Istanbul, Ms Cem Taha produced and hosted the “Global Leaders” television programme and has also been a columnist for leading Turkish newspapers. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 11 CHEN LIMING President, BP China Chen Liming has been President of BP China since November 2008 and is also the Chairman of BP (China) Holding Company. He joined BP from Sasol China where he served as the Executive Vice President. Mr Chen has held various roles in different industries during his 30-year professional career. KEN COSTA Founder and Chairman, Ken Costa Strategic Ken Costa is Chairman of Ken Costa Strategic and Founding Partner of DMC Partners, and was previously Chairman of Lazard International. Before joining Lazard, he was Chairman of EMEA at UBS Investment Bank. Mr Costa has over 30 years’ experience of mergers and acquisitions in the City of London. He is highly active in a number of charitable and faith-based organisations. DIANE COYLE OBE Director, Enlightenment Economics Economist and author Diane Coyle runs the consultancy Enlightenment Economics and is Vice Chair of the BBC Trust. Diane is also a visiting research associate at Oxford University’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, working on competition policy, network markets, the economics of new technologies and globalisation. Her most recent book was The Economics of Enough; and the next one, A Brief but Affectionate History of GDP will be out early next year. 12 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants LUCA CRISCIOTTI Chief Executive Officer, DNV Business Assurance Luca Crisciotti joined the Business Assurance Group at Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in March 2012. He began working for DNV in 2001 as a Sales Manager in Rome before he was made Country Manager in Japan. Later, he became Director of Operations in DNV Business Assurance Asia & Australia, living and working in Shanghai. CHESTER CUNNINGHAM Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Directors, Xyntéo Before joining Xyntéo in 2010, Chester Cunningham served as a diplomat with the Australian government, responsible for advocating climate and energy policy positions. He has also worked as chiefof-staff within a UN agency in post-war Kosovo, and a commercial solicitor in a top-tier law firm in Australia. Mr Cunningham has a master’s in social economics from Aberystwyth University in Wales and two bachelor’s degrees, one in law and another in science, from Monash University in Australia. DR FRANCISCO DIEGO Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Physics & Astronomy, University College London Francisco Diego is Vice President of the UK Association for Astronomy Education and a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He is a keen populariser of astronomy; has extensive experience as a planetarium producer/presenter, lecturer, author and broadcaster; and has appeared on TV series including Stephen Hawking’s Universe and BBC’s The Planets. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 13 ŞÜKRÜ DINÇER Board Member, Unilever Turkey Şükrü Dinçer became Unilever Turkey Home and Personal Care Marketing VP in August 2012 and continues to work for the Executive Board of Unilever Turkey. Prior to this, he worked for the Unilever Global Market Management Board from Singapore. Mr Dinçer began his career as Algida Planning Manager in Unilever. Later roles included Brand Manager for Max, Cornetto and Magnum; regional roles at Unilever Headquarters in the Netherlands; and, upon returning to Turkey in 2006, Algida Marketing Director as well as co-chairman of Turkey Mobile Marketing Association. STEPHEN DUNNE Managing Director, AMP Capital Investors Stephen Dunne joined AMP Capital Investors in 1994 and was appointed Managing Director in 2004. He has over 25 years’ experience in investment management. AMP Capital Investors is a specialist investment manager, which manages funds across a range of asset classes and has offices in Australia, Bahrain, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, the UK and the United States, with a strong focus on Asia Pacific. DR NATHAN EAGLE Chief Executive Officer, Jana and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Public Health Nathan Eagle is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jana and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Harvard University. He was nominated to Wired’s “The Smart List 2012: 50 People who Will Change the World.” Recently, Nokia name him one of the world’s top mobile phone developers and he was elected to the TR35 in 2009. 14 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants KARIANNE J. ERIKSEN Karianne J. Eriksen is a Registered Nurse specialising in dialysis. REMI ERIKSEN Chief Executive Officer, DNV Maritime and Oil & Gas Remi Eriksen is Chief Executive Officer of DNV Maritime and Oil & Gas and a member of the DNV Executive Committee. Mr Eriksen has extensive experience in leading change in a global, multi-cultural environment to capture growth opportunities. He holds a master’s in Electronics and Computer Science from the Norwegian Institute of Technology and has had executive education at Rice University, IMD and INSEAD. DR STEVEN FRIES Chief Economist, UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) Steven Fries is Chief Economist and Director of Analysis at the UK Department of Energy & Climate Change and a member of the Department’s executive committee. Prior to this, he was chief economist for Royal Dutch Shell and held a series of senior positions at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Dr Fries began his career as an economist at the International Monetary Fund. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 15 DR GEORG FRONJA Chief Executive Officer, Oerlikon Natural Fibers, Oerlikon Textile Components Before taking on his current position, Georg Fronja had been with Siemens since 1988, when he started as a management trainee. Later he became Head of Controlling of the Corporate Units and Chief Financial Officer for Siemens China, and finally Head of Strategy in Siemens Energy. VICTOR ZHIKAI GAO, ESQ. Director, China National Association of International Studies Victor Zhikai Gao is an Executive Director and Chairman of the International Committee of Beijing Private Equity Association, a Director of China National Association of International Studies, and Vice Chairman of Sino Europe United Investment Corporation. He is also a member of the Beijing Energy Club. Mr Gao was Deng Xiaoping’s English interpreter and served as the China Policy Advisor at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. He has held senior positions with Morgan Stanley, CICC, Daiwa Securities and CNOOC. LINDA HELEN GIESEKE Project Leader, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Linda Helen Gieseke joined BCG in 2007 and has worked in the group’s Berlin, Miami and Munich offices in the areas of pharma, industrial goods, financial institutions, consumer goods and telco. Prior to BCG, she worked for Capgemini UK and Tchibo Group Paris. Ms Gieseke holds three diplomas in international business administration from ESCP-EAP European School of Management in Paris, London and Berlin. 16 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants AYLA GÖKSEL Chief Executive Officer, AÇEV and Özyegin Foundation Ayla Göksel is Chief Executive Officer of AÇEV, a Turkish NGO working in early childhood, female literacy and parent training as well as Chief Executive Officer of the Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation. She is a Trustee of Ozyegin University and serves on the Boards of the Education Reform Initiative and TOHUM Foundation for Autism. Ms Göksel is also a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, a Senior Fellow of the Synergos Institute, a Qatar Foundation WISE Laureate and a World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council member. MALCOLM GOODERHAM Managing Partner, TLG Malcolm Gooderham is the Managing Partner at TLG, the Thought Leadership content and communications consultancy. TLG is headquartered in London with a network and clients in the United States and the BRIC countries. He is a commentator and adviser to senior executives on corporate leadership and reputation matters. In 2012 he helped launch tlqmedia.com, publisher of TLQ, the digital magazine for Thought Leaders. Malcolm was previously an Adviser to the Conservative Party (UK) in government. JUDY GOWING Symposium Office, Imperial College Judy Gowing runs a small conference organising unit within Imperial College London. The Symposium Office organises postgraduate conferences for the medical profession, predominantly in paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology. She is also active in a number of local charities and usually finds time for a bit of exercise on the golf course. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 17 SIR JEREMY GREENSTOCK Chairman, Gatehouse Advisory Partners Sir Jeremy Greenstock had his principal career with the British Diplomatic Service, ending as UK Permanent Representative at the United Nations in New York (1998–2003) and as the UK Special Envoy for Iraq (September 2003–March 2004). From 2004 to 2010, Sir Jeremy was Director of Ditchley, the international think-tank. He also has corporate experience with BP and De La Rue and is currently Chairman of Gatehouse Advisory Partners and Lambert Energy Advisory as well as Special Adviser to the NGO Forward Thinking. TIINA HAKALA-ALA-PIETILÄ MD (specialist in infertility), Felicitas Clinic, Helsinki Tiina Hakala-Ala-Pietilä works as doctor in a pioneering infertility clinic in Helsinki specialising in IVF treatments. Prior to this, she worked at Helsinki University Central Hospital, both as a clinician and a researcher. She has published studies on maternity care and pregnancy risks and hereditary cancer. Ms Hakala-Ala-Pietilä is married and has three children. CATHRINE HAMBRO Partner, Bjerknes Wahl-Larsen Cathrine Hambro is a partner in the law firm Bjerknes Wahl-Larsen, with a particularly strong practice in environmental law and energy law. In addition, she is a board member of several companies in the environmental and energy sectors. 18 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants PHIL HARRISON MBE Chief Operations Officer, Xyntéo Phil Harrison MBE is responsible for the execution of The Performance Theatre and has advised major companies from around the world in his role as COO of Xyntéo. Mr Harrison previously worked for over 21 years in the financial sector and in consultancy, and is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He was awarded his MBE for his service to scuba diving. BJØRN KJ. HAUGLAND Executive Vice President, Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer, DNV Group Bjørn Kj. Haugland is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer for DNV Group (Det Norske Veritas). He is responsible for DNV’s research, innovation and platform technology development, including group IT; oversees DNV’s sustainability performance and drives company-wide sustainability initiatives. Mr Haugland has extensive experience assisting multinational companies with managing corporate responsibility and sustainability risk, ensuring ethical and sustainable performance within complex global supply chains. JANEEN HAYTHORNTHWAITE Co-owner, jaggedart Janeen Haythornthwaite is a lecturer and guide for the Tate Gallery. She is also a partner in jaggedart, a contemporary art gallery in central London. Ms Haythornthwaite has an MA in geology from Oxford University and an MA in art history from Southampton University. KAREN HEGGENES Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 19 PER HEGGENES, Chief Executive Officer, IKEA Foundation Per Heggenes is Chief Executive Officer of the IKEA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Stichting INGKA Foundation, which owns the IKEA Group. Before beginning his career at IKEA, Mr Heggenes was Global Head of Corporate Affairs for the shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics. He has also acted as UK President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Executive Officer Europe for the global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. JEREMY HILLMAN Director, External Communications, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Jeremy Hillman is Director of External Communications for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest philanthropic organisation. He is responsible for setting the organisation’s media strategy and the risk and reputation work of the foundation. Mr Hillman manages a global press team and the foundation’s digital channels and personally supports and advises the foundation co-chairs Bill and Melinda Gates. He previously worked at the BBC in a number of senior roles. ANTHONY HOWARD Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Confidere Group Anthony Howard is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Confidere Group, an advisory group of former CEOs operating as confidants and mentors to high-level leaders. He has conducted in excess of 150 interviews with leaders and thinkers across the political, business, academic, military and social domains, with a current focus on the ways leaders navigate moral dilemmas. His work now includes consulting on moral leadership, moral culture, and moral risk. 20 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants KIMIKO ITOH President, Tashima & Company, Ltd; Executive Counsellor, Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and Chairperson, International Business Committee of KCCI Ms Itoh has been President of Tashima & Company, Ltd since 1995. Her family business Tashima has been around for more than 110 years and was initially involved in the export and import of textiles, today Tashima focuses mainly on consumer goods. Ms Itoh currently serves as an Executive Counsellor for the Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairperson for the International Business Committee of KCCI. IAN JUDSON Managing Director, Valence Ventures Ian Judson serves as Managing Director of Valence Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund based in New York City. Prior to this, he served as an investment professional at Aisling Capital, a USD 1.7 billion venture capital fund focused on the life sciences. During his tenure at Aisling Capital, Mr Judson was responsible for investments in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. He received his AB with honours in political economy from Tulane University. H.E. JANIS BJØRN KANAVIN Norwegian Ambassador to Turkey Janis Bjørn Kanavin has served as Ambassador to Turkey since September 2011. Since joining the Norwegian Foreign service in 1979, he has served in embassies around the world, including in Beijing, Copenhagen and Vienna. He worked with Afghanistan and Pakistan for seven years in a number of roles, which include Ambassador of Norway to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Charge d’Affairs a.i. in Kabul and Norwegian Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 21 REZA KAVOSH Special Assistant and Advisor to the Secretary General of the World Council of Religious Leaders Reza Kavosh is a Special Assistant and Advisor to Bawa Jain, the Secretary General of the World Council of Religious Leaders of the Millennium World Peace Summit who also became his mentor in religious diplomacy. Mr Kavosh graduated from Razavi Islamic Science University in Mashhad, Iran; studied Islamic Science in a Hazwah (Islamic seminary); and has a master’s in peace, conflict and development studies from UNESCO Chair of Philosophy for Peace at Universidad Jaume I in Castellon, Spain. DR TEMEL KOTIL President and Chief Executive Officer, Turkish Airlines Temel Kotil started his career with Turkish Airlines in 2003 and became Chief Executive Officer in 2005. He has served on the Board of Governors of IATA since 2006 and on the Board of Directors of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) since 2010. Dr Kotil has been chosen as the Vice Chairman of the AEA for 2013 and as Chairman for 2014 and 2015. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan. MARCEL KRAMER Chief Executive Officer, South Stream Transport B.V. Marcel Kramer has been directing the South Stream pipeline project since September 2010. Prior to this, he held a number of international energy-related positions and top leadership posts in the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands, NATO Headquarters, the International Energy Agency, Petro-Canada, Statoil and Gasunie. In 2010, Mr Kramer was awarded the title of Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. 22 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants KIM KRAMER-SCHRIK From 2004 till 2012 Kim Kramer-Schrik worked in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, eventually as a Senior Associate at Baker & McKenzie, one of the world’s biggest law firms. Her experience as Dutch employment lawyer allowed her to set up a consultancy/advisory bureau herself, called Lexago. Kim lives in Switzerland but is now due to return to the Netherlands as her husband’s company Is relocating to Amsterdam. AYCA EREN KUMCUOĞLU Ayca Eren Kumcuoğlu is a venture capital investor based in Istanbul. She was head of corporate finance at Fortis Bank and Disbank in Istanbul from 2000 to 2007. Previously, she was an investment banker at Chase Manhattan Bank. She is married with four children. ÜMIT KUMCUOĞLU Chief Executive Officer, Kare Investment Ümit Kumcuoğlu is the Chief Executive Officer of Kare Investment, a broker dealer and fund manager based in Istanbul. He has been in charge of investments at the Suna and Inan Kirac family office since 2004. Previously, he was an investment banker with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs in New York, London and Istanbul. He has degrees in electrical engineering and economics from MIT and is currently a PhD candidate in political science at Istanbul Bilgi University. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 23 JEANETTE DYHRE KVISVIK Chief Executive Officer, Telenor Mobile Media As a lawyer turned entrepreneur, Jeanette Dyhre Kvisvik is an evangelist for innovation. After receiving her admission to the bar as a lawyer in BA-HR in 2004, she worked as a management consultant for McKinsey. As a Director in Burson-Marsteller in Oslo and New York, she ran the CEO Capital and advised Scandinavian ventures establishing themselves in the United States. In 2008 she founded Liquid Barcodes, acquired by Telenor in 2013, and in 2012 she co-founded www.sixbondstreet.com. A.S. LAKSHMINARAYANAN President – Business Group, Tata Consultancy Services A.S. Lakshminarayanan (Lakshmi) heads up four business units (Telecom, Media & IS, Hi tech and Utilities), which together account for over 19 percent of TCS’s global revenues. Mr Lakshminarayanan was formerly VP and Head of Europe. He is a member of the global leadership team and has served in the company for over 25 years. ALEXANDER LANDIA Director, Lambert Energy Advisory Limited Alexander Landia has been Director of the Siberian Coal Energy Company (OAO SUEK, Moscow) since 2006, and was Chairman between 2006 and 2011. Mr Landia is Director of Lambert Energy Advisory, London, co-founder and Managing Director of Bernotat & Cie., Essen, and Director of The Mobility House, Zurich. 24 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants MARINA LANDIA Founder and Managing Director, Landia Art & Economy, Stiftung gGmbH. Marina Landia’s artistic work and the work of the Landia Foundation focuses on a critical exploration and evaluation of social, economic and political trends, concentrating on the intersection between art and other disciplines. Ms Landia studied at the Berlin University of the Arts, where she is currently a lecturer. MICHAEL LAWRENCE Chief Executive Officer, Asia House A media executive and senior editor with 30 years of experience in print, television and radio, Michael Lawrence became Chief Executive of Asia House in September 2012. Prior to this, he was the Global Editor of Reuters, leading a team of 3,000 journalists covering news in text, video and pictures from almost 200 bureaux. Mr Lawrence joined Reuters in 1994 to launch Reuters Financial Television. In his 18 years with Reuters, he held several senior positions, including Managing Editor, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Global Editor. ALI RASHID AHMED LOOTAH Chairman, Nakheel PJSC Ali Rashid Ahmed Lootah is Chairman of Nakheel PJSC as well as Limitless and Vice Chairman of Mashreq Bank. He has 27 years of experience in the Federal Government of UAE with his last post as Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Works. Mr Lootah is a member of the UAE Civil Engineers Society and ex-Member of the Board of Emirates Banks Association. He is also a member of the Boards of Osool, Mashreq Al Islami, and Oman Insurance. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 25 J. ROBERT MAGUIRE Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners Robert Maguire, a Partner at Perella Weinberg Partners, has been active in the global energy markets since 1986. Most recently he was at Basin Capital Partners, an energy-focused private equity firm of which he was a founding partner and where he will continue to serve on the Advisory Board. Prior to this, Mr Maguire was an investment banker in Morgan Stanley’s energy group for over 20 years. EMRAN MIAN Director, Civil Service Reform Group, UK Cabinet Office Emran Mian works closely with the Non-Executive Directors in the UK Government. Previously he was Director of Strategy in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and before that he led the team supporting Lord Browne for an independent review of higher education funding and student finance. He is an associate editor of Prospect magazine and the author of two books, The Banker’s Daughter (a novel) and Send in the Idiots: Stories from the Other Side of Autism. DR DAVID M. MILCH Chairman, Bermil Industries Corporation David M. Milch is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his undergraduate studies in biology at Stanford University. After finishing his clinical and research responsibilities, he moved to New York City to pursue a business career. Since 1980, Dr Milch has been a principal of Bermil Industries, a closely held corporation controlled by the Milch Family. He also participates in a number of charitable organisations. 26 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants SVEN MOLLEKLEIV Senior Vice President and Head of CR, Det Norske Veritas and President, Norwegian Red Cross Sven Mollekleiv joined Det Norske Veritas in 2001 and is now Senior Vice President and head of Corporate Relations. He represents DNV in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Mr Mollekleiv served for 10 years as the Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross and is now its President. DEMET MUTLU Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Trendyol.com Demet Mutlu is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Trendyol. com, Turkey’s leading fashion ecommerce site. She graduated from New York University (NYU) and in 2008 enrolled in Harvard Business School, where she focused on entrepreneurship. Ms Mutlu was named one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs in 2011 as well as a World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shaper in 2012. NGHI NGUYEN Founder and Owner, Velo Nghi Nguyen is the founder and owner of Velo, a high-tech Vietnamese restaurant in London. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he worked in investment banking and real estate finance at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs in London for 10 years. He was born in Vietnam and was educated in Germany where he lived for 15 years. Mr Nguyen holds a BSc and MSc in economics from the London School of Economics. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 27 PROFESSOR MICHAEL NOBEL Chairman, Nobel Charitable Trust Asia Michael Nobel is chairman or board member of eight international companies in medical diagnostics, treatment and information systems, as well as several not-for-profit organisations. Professor Nobel is currently a guest professor at Seisa University and a senior fellow at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. He has an honorary doctorate from Soka University of Japan and an honorary professorship from the National Institute of Science in Azerbaijan. PROFESSOR KEVIN NOONE Director, Swedish Secretariat for Environment Earth System Sciences (SSEESS) Kevin Noone is Director of the Swedish Secretariat for Environmental Earth System Sciences (SSEESS) at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. At Stockholm University, he has joint appointments at the Department of Applied Environmental Science and at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. From 2004–2008, Professor Noone was the Executive Director of the International GeosphereBiosphere Program. JEREMY OPPENHEIM Director, McKinsey & Company Jeremy Oppenheim is a Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company leading the global Sustainability and Resource Productivity Initiative (SRP), the Firm’s hub on green growth, resource productivity (water, energy, land-use, carbon) and the wider sustainability agenda. 28 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants LORD OXBURGH OF LIVERPOOL Former Chairman, Shell and former Chair of the House of Lords Science & Technology Select Committee Ron Oxburgh has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Ministry of Defence, Rector of Imperial College London, Chairman of Shell Transport & Trading, Chairman of the Lords’ Select Committee on Science and Technology and President of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association. Lord Oxburgh, who trained as a geologist/ geophysicist, is an adviser to Deutsche Bank, McKinsey, Climate Change Capital and the Government of Singapore. LADY URSULA OXBURGH Ursula Oxburgh is a graduate of Oxford University in chemistry. Her early career was in industrial and academic research in the UK and United States. On returning to the UK with her husband, she moved into high school chemistry teaching. In retirement her main recreation is orienteering and teaching the sport to others. H. ERSIN ÖZINCE Chairman, Isbank A.S. After working at various managerial positions at Isbank, H. Ersin Özince became Chief Executive Officer of Isbank in 1998 and was appointed to Isbank’s Board of Directors as Chairman in 2011. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Şişecam and a member of Institut Internationale d’Etudes Bancaires (IIEB) and The Institute of International Finance (IIF). Mr Özince’s banking career began in 1976 at Isbank when he joined the Board of Internal Auditors. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 29 NECDET PAMIR Instructor, World Energy Politics, Bilkent University Necdet Pamir has been working in the international energy sector since 1980. He worked for Turkish Petroleum Corporation between 1980 and 2006 and was Deputy G. Manager before he retired. Mr Pamir is an instructor at Bilkent University in world energy politics. He is also Chairman of the Energy Commission of Republican People’s Party (CHP) and Chairman the Committee on Energy Policies of the Chamber of Petroleum Engineers as well as Chief Editor of enerjienergy.com. NILS-HENRIK PETTERSSON Partner, Schjødt AS Nils-Henrik Pettersson, a senior partner in the Norwegian law firm Schjødt, has extensive experience in civil law litigation, in particular with the oil and gas industry. He also has wide experience as a board member and chairman in both listed and private limited companies. BENGT PIHL Executive Advisor Bengt Pihl currently works as an executive advisor. He has had Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer positions in Atlas Copco, ABB, Bombardier, Sanitec and Scandlines. Mr Pihl graduated from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard business school. 30 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants YASEMIN PIRINÇCIOĞLU President, VIP Tourism Istanbul Yasemin Pirinçcioğlu is the President of VIP Tourism Group Istanbul, Turkey. VIP specialises in consulting, organising events for marketing communication, multinational conferences and travel to and from Turkey. Ms Pirinçcioğlu is a founding member and member of the board of the GEYRE Foundation, the Ephesus Foundation, the Turkish Institute of nautical archaeology (TINA) and the KAGİDER Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey. Yasemin Pirinçcioğlu graduated from Paris XIII University with a degree in Economics and Marketing. MALA RAMADORAI Mala Ramadorai is a person of many interests, the foremost being Indian classical music. Given her several years of teaching experience, Ms Ramadorai chairs an organisation that caters to children with special needs where she helps design a variety of educational programmes for teachers and children. S. RAMADORAI Advisor to the Prime Minister, National Council on Skill Development and Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services S. Ramadorai is the Vice Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services and has been with the company for over 40 years. In 2011 he was appointed as the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Skill Development, in the rank of a Cabinet Minister, to develop a national strategy for skill development with a view to address the skill deficit in the country. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 31 H.E. DAVID REDDAWAY British Ambassador to Turkey H.E. Ambassador David Reddaway has served as Ambassador to Turkey since 2009. He was previously Ambassador to Ireland (2006–2009) and High Commissioner to Canada (2003–2006). Ambassador Reddaway was a Fellow at Harvard University (2002–2003) after serving as UK Special Representative for Afghanistan (2002). He was Charge d’Affaires in Iran (1990–1993) and also worked there during the Iranian Revolution (1977–1980). Other postings include Argentina, India and Spain. IPEK SABUNCU Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ID – Istanbul Danişmanlik AS Ipek Sabuncu owns a communication consultancy company called ID (Istanbul Danişmanlik), which specialises in promoting artists and designers and applying works of art for daily usage. She has worked in media and design groups and speaks English, French and German. DEV SANYAL Executive Vice President and Group Chief of Staff, BP plc Dev Sanyal is a member of BP’s Group Executive Committee, based in London, and has extensive experience around the globe in trading, supply, financial management and operations. He is currently accountable for risk, strategy, economics, competitor intelligence, government and political affairs, policy, governance and group integration. Educated in India and the United States, he is the Executive Sponsor of BP’s relationship with Harvard. 32 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants ADARSH SARMA Managing Director, Warburg Pincus Adarsh Sarma focuses on education, financial technology and business services investments at Warburg Pincus. He is currently a director of Bridgepoint Educatio, Stratford School, Liaison International, Alert Global Media and a Board Observer of InComm Holdings. Mr Sarma also serves on the Pratham USA Tri-State Board, a non for profit organisation. CHARU SARMA Charu Sarma was a senior research epidemiologist with the Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, where she did extensive research into various medical-based outcomes and performance improvement measures. Previously, she worked in a similar capacity at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She has a master’s in public health from the University of Michigan. LADY GWENDA SCARLETT Lady Gwenda Scarlett has professional training as a secondary school history teacher, and later as a teacher of English as a foreign language. She has worked in London and abroad, more often than not teaching something other than history. From 1997 to 2004, Lady Scarlett worked in the Conference and Visits Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She accompanied her husband Sir John Scarlett on his foreign postings to Nairobi, Moscow (twice) and Paris. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 33 KIRKE VOM SCHEIDT Aura Therapist, International Spiritual Seminar Teacher, Relationship Coach, Auralingua Kirke vom Scheidt is recognized as a Master Spiritual Teacher. As an Aura Therapist and Relationship Coach, vom Scheidt works internationally as a catalyst, assisting people in raising their consciousness and deepening their relationship. She transforms and reflects her work with the KNOWLEDGE BOOK in every aspect as Solar Teacher. MUSTAFA SEÇKIN Vice President Brand Building Foods, Turkey, Unilever Mustafa Seçkin has served as Vice President of Brand Building Foods for Unilever in Turkey since 2007. In this role, he passionately leads sustainability projects for Lipton and Knorr in Turkey. Previous key positions include Africa Middle East & Turkey Knorr Brand Development Director and CEE Regional Innovation Director in Poland for Spreads category. Mr Seçkin graduated from Bosphorus University with a degree in industrial engineering and studied at Lycée de Galatasaray. ANNE SELNES Director of Strategy and Communication, University of Stavanger Anne Selnes is Director of Strategy and Communication at the University of Stavanger. She previously worked in shipping, the oil industry, media and banking and became a local politician in the Stavanger City Council for the Conservatives. She has held several board positions and is now Director of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. 34 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants LEIF JOHAN SEVLAND President and Chief Executive Officer, ONS Foundation Leif Johan Sevland became the Chief Executive Officer and President of the ONS Foundation in 2012. Previously he served as Mayor of Stavanger from 1995 to 2011 and from 1987 to 1999 was also a member of the Rogaland County Council. Mr Sevland was President of World Energy Cities Partnership (WECP) (1995–1999 and 2001–2003). He has held several board positions and is currently the Board Director of Hitec Vision AS and Chairman of the Board of Kolibri Medical AS. DANIELLE SIKOV Director of Business Development, Vistar Media Danielle Sikov currently serves as Director of Business Development at Vistar Media, a digital, place-based advertising platform that allows brands to programmatically target on-the-go consumers at scale. Prior to joining Vistar Media, she served as account executive at Quantast Media, a digital advertising company specialising in audience measurement and real-time advertising. Ms Sikov received her AB in anthropology from Tufts University, awarded Summa Cum Laude. OLE BJØRN SJULSTAD Senior Vice President and Head of Telenor Russia, Telenor Group Ole Bjørn Sjulstad joined Telenor’s Asia region, based in Singapore, in 2000. He served as Managing Director from 2002 to 2004, and later as SVP based in Norway. In 2007 Mr Sjulstad joined the CEE region with emphasis on Telenor’s Russian investments. He has served as Head of Telenor Russia, Moscow, since 2009. Mr Sjulstad is a member of the Supervisory Board of Directors of Vimpelcom Ltd. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 35 ANSSI SOILA Senior Advisor, IK Investment Partners Anssi Soila is an investor and board member of Attendo Ab, DNA Oy and Normet Oy, as well as a Senior Advisor for IK Investment Partners and Hitachi Consulting. For over 25 years, Mr Soila worked for KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry with 40,000 employees, including as CEO for five years. HARRIET SOILA After graduating with an MSc in economics and political science from Helsinki University, Harriet Soila joined the Helsinki Energy Corporation as Head of the Department of Statistics. She later accompanied her husband, Anssi Soila, on postings for KONE Corporation in Norway, Sweden, Mexico, the United States and Belgium. ALEX SOZONOFF Chairman, Global Beach Group Alex Sozonoff is Chairman of privately held Global Beach Group, one of the UK’s leading digital agencies. He is also Chairman of the Steering Committee of Aalto University Entrepreneurship Venture and Stanford University Technology Partners based in Helsinki. Prior to this, Mr Sozonoff was Corporate Vice President and an Officer of the Hewlett-Packard Company until his retirement in early 2002 after serving 35 years and in many different positions for the company in Europe and North America. 36 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants MAIJA SOZONOFF Maija Sozonoff is a Home Economics teacher from Helsinki University. While living in the United States she continued with Master level studies in consumer sciences at the Colorado State University. Back in Geneva she engaged in refugee studies at the Webster University. Ms Sozonoff is currently living in Helsinki as a full time grandmother. Gardening and traveling are her hobbies. TORUNN VIGMOSTAD STEINHAUG Director of Arenas, Xyntéo As Director of Arenas, Torunn Vigmostad Steinhaug is responsible for Xyntéo’s wide range of events – from a suite of roundtables to the annual Performance Theatre. She began her career at HewlettPackard, has extensive experience in the project development and management of various events, including major conferences and events hosted by governmental bodies and large international companies. Ms Steinhaug played a key role in the delivery of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer and later was a partner in her own project and event management company. PATRICIA SWANNELL Artist Patricia Swannell’s works are inspired by the beauty of nature and the threats to the natural world. Before studying fine art, she worked for many years in the City of London as an economist and financial analyst. She is currently a Trustee of the Foundation for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Trustee of Aldeburgh Music. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 37 SHWAN IBRAHIM TAHA Chairman, Rabee Securities Shwan Ibrahim Taha has over 20 years’ experience managing money in the MENA region, including Turkey, Greece and Pakistan. From 1997–2006, he worked for Franklin Templeton as part of Mark Mobius’s emerging markets team. In 2006 Mr Taha joined a two-man team co-managing a hedge fund funded and sponsored by George Soros. He left the partnership to establish Melak investments, an investment advisory firm focusing on opportunities in Iraq. Mr Taha is also Chairman of Rabee Securities. DR LARS TERENIUS Founding Director of the Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute A former professor at the Karolinska Institute, Lars Terenius has also served as a long-standing member of the awarding body for the Nobel Prize in medicine and was a Professor of Pharmacology at Uppsala University. He is currently professor at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA. MONA TERENIUS Gallery Owner Mona Terenius owns and manages Kiva Gallery, a fine art gallery that specialises in Native American art specifically from the south-western United States. The gallery captures the Native culture at a time of transition and translation and focuses on artwork which illuminates the process of change from the usual Indian stereotype. 38 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants HEIDI TOLO Partner and Co-founder, IARK Heidi Tolo is partner and co-founder of IARK, a successful interior architect company based in Norway. IARK specializes in designing new work environments for bigger offices, challenging their clients to change their ways of working by creating more flexible workspaces, incorporating new technology and being more sustainable. Two of Ms Tolo’s projects have been nominated for best design by Norwegian design associations. DR HANA TOTARY-JAIN Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University Hana Totary-Jain is Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University in New York. She is the recipient of numerous awards from the National Institute of Health, USA; The Council of Peripheral Vascular Disease, American Heart Association; and the Ministry of Health, Israel. Prior to coming to New York, Dr Totary-Jain completed her PhD at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. She is fluent in Arabic, Hebrew, English, Italian and some French. LEIGH TURNER Director General for Trade and Investment Turkey, Central Asia and South Caucasus and HM Consul General Istanbul, British Consulate General Istanbul Leigh Turner has been HM Consul General Istanbul and Director General for Trade and Investment Turkey, Central Asia and South Caucasus since September 2012. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 39 ERCAN TUTAL Founder, Dreams Academy Ercan Tutal decided to change his carrier when, after studying English and Italian literature in Germany, he saw how well integrated disabled people were in society. He returned to his country to dedicate his life to solving the disability problem, one of the biggest problems in Turkey. Mr Tutal is Founder and Chairman of Alternative Life Association, Chairman of Besiktas City Council/Disability Branch and Founder of Dreams Academy, an alternative art and music centre. EVREN UCOK Board Member, Trendyol.com Evren Ucok is an investor and Board Member of Trendyol.com, Turkey’s leading fashion ecommerce site. He is a technology investor focusing on Turkey and the surrounding region. Mr Ucok has also invested successfully in gaming, research, health, travel and education. Until recently, he was a Partner in Oliver Wyman, a leading management consulting firm. CHISATO UNO After serving as Creative Director for one of New York’s premier event firms, Chisato Uno relocated to Shanghai and is designing on a consultant basis in visual merchandising, graphics, events, stage and screen. Past clients include Tiffany & Co., HBO/Cinemax, Harry Winston and Lincoln Center. Ms Uno is also a Japanese-English interpreter, specialising in film, art and food. Clients have included Muji, Van Halen, Yoshitomo Nara and Suntory Whiskey. 40 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants KAROLINE VINSRYGG Principal, Egon Zehnder International Karoline Vinsrygg joined Egon Zehnder in London in 2011, where she focuses on executive and board searches for industrial companies. Before that, she was the head of business development and strategy for Aker Yards/STX Europe, where she sat on the executive board. Previously, she worked with M&A and investment banking with Citigroup in New York and London. She started her career with the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association. Ms Vinsrygg is a Fulbright Scholar. DAVID WALKER Chief Executive Officer, DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability David Walker has more than 30 years of international experience covering the entire energy value chain. In June 2012, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability. Prior to this, he was Chief Strategy Officer for the DNV Group and also helped further develop its energy business. Mr Walker started his career as a geologist for Amoco and later worked for BHP Billiton. JANET WALKER Janet Walker is an independent transport consultant closely involved in environmental issues and how they affect transport. She has participated in several visioning projects and has produced work for the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT). Ms Walker was formative in the DfT’s early policies on green issues. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 41 THORHILD WIDVEY Member of the board of directors for several companies Thorhild Widvey, first elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1989 as a member of the Conservative Party, served as State Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs in 2002, before becoming State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy in 2004. She sits on the boards of several companies, including Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, RXT ASA Reservoir Exploration Technology, Nordic Mining ASA, Hitec AS, ON S AS, NBT AS, and Eni Norge. MEHMET ALI YALÇINDAĞ Chairman, Yandex Turkey Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ is Chairman of Yandex Turkey, the global search engine. In 1996, he became Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of Dogan Yayin Holding, and was later named Chairman. After Dogan Yayin Holding and Dogan Holding merged and his wife became the Chairperson of the group, he resigned as CEO of Dogan Yayin but still serves as a Board Member of the Group. Mr Yalçındağ is also President of the Turkish division the International Advertising Association. KENAN YAVUZ President and Chief Executive Officer, SOCAR Turkey Enerji A.Ş. Kenan Yavuz has been President and Chief Executive Officer of SOCAR Turkey Energy Inc. (STEAŞ) and a Board Member of Petkim since 2009. He was also General Manager of Petkim between 2004 and 2009. He held various managerial positions at MAKO, a joint venture between Koç Holding and Magneti Marelli, and was a member of the Audit Committee at recently privatised Bursagaz. He sits on the Board of the International Competitiveness Research Institute and the Association of Energy Efficiency. 42 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants KC YEOH Managing Director, Singapore Economic Development Board Yeoh Keat Chuan joined the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) as a Senior Officer in the Industry Development Division (Chemicals) in 1994. Since then, he has held several director-level positions and served as Assistant Managing Director before being appointed Managing Director in July 2012. Mr Yeoh is a Glaxo-EDB scholar and was a Sloan Fellow. MURAT YETKIN Editor-in-Chief, Hürriyet Daily News In addition to almost 30 years in journalism, Murat Yetkin has been working for Hürriyet Daily News (HDN) since 2011. The Englishlanguage newspaper is regarded as a leading source of information for Turkey and the region. Prior to joining HDN, he worked for Turkish daily Radikal, also part of the Hürriyet Media Group, for 10 years as the Ankara Bureau Chief and as a political columnist. Mr Yetkin is the author of four books and is a member of the Eisenhower Fellowships. HIS EXCELLENCY HIDEHIKO YUZAKI Governor, Hiroshima Prefecture Hidehiko Yuzaki assumed the governorship of Hiroshima in 2009. He joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry after graduating from Tokyo University in 1990. After leaving to to pursue studies in business administration at Stanford University in 1993, he resigned from the Ministry in 2000, and founded ACCA Networks. Participants | The Performance Theatre 2013 43 H. CUNEYD ZAPSU Chairman and Founder, Cuneyd Zapsu Danismanlik A.S. H. Cuneyd Zapsu has been Chairman and founder of Cuneyd Zapsu Danismanlik A.S. since 2008, working on international investment and management consulting. Until 2008 he served on the Board of the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) and as the Special Assistant and Information Coordinator to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He has also been President of the Istanbul Exporters Association, Founding Co-Chairman of the Hazelnut Promotion Group Ankara and Founding Co-Chairman of Hazelnut Council New Jersey. 44 The Performance Theatre 2013 | Participants THE PERFORMANCE THEATRE BRINGS TOGETHER WORLD-CLASS THINKERS AND LEADERS, DRAWN FROM ACROSS DISCIPLINES, PHILOSOPHIES, DEMOGRAPHIES AND GEOGRAPHIES